Ninety-Percent Mental

Ninety Percent Mental: An All-star Player Turned Mental Skills Coach Reveals the Hidden Game of Baseball; Library Edition [Bob Tewksbury, Scott Miller] on.
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He has a master's degree in sport psychology and counseling from Boston University. Drafted by the Yankees in , he won games over a year career from through with the New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, St. He lives in Concord, New Hampshire. He lives in Carlsbad, California. I have always loved the Cotswolds. I think I loved them even before I found them, in that half-formed ideal one has of where to put down roots.

Somewhere peaceful, green, where the road meanders between drystone walls and from town to town, and a strip of blue bursts from brook to river and back again. For 8 years, Clare Mackintosh wrote for Cotswold Life about the ups and downs of life with a young family in the countryside.

In this memoir she brings together all of those stories - and more - for the first time. From keeping chickens to getting the WI drunk, longing for an Aga to dealing with nits, Clare opens the door to family life with warmth and humour and heart. Stephen Morris has had a distinguished career, spanning nearly forty years, as a pivotal member of Joy Division and New Order with his trademark machine-like drumming. After the death of Joy Division's singer, Ian Curtis, in , Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, Morris and his wife Gillian formed New Order, one of the most critically acclaimed and influential bands of the late twentieth century.

New Order became the flagship band for Tony Wilson's Factory Records and, alongside him, opened the infamous Hacienda nightclub, the centre of the acid house movement. In , after a ten-year hiatus, New Order released Music Complete; which charted at 2 in its first week of release the band's highest position in over twenty years. Stephen's book won't be that typical music autobiography, which tends to be high on mischief and low on the music.

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Part memoir, part visual scrapbook, part aural history, it will be a hybrid memoir in Stephen's wry and witty voice. Stephen will weave a dual narrative of growing up in the North West during the s with how the music actually works.

It will also explore what it is to be part of a mythologised band and the idea of what you do becoming who you are. When Leonard Cohen passed away in late , he left behind many who cared for and admired him, but perhaps few knew him better than longtime friend Eric Lerner. Lerner, a screenwriter and novelist, first met Cohen at a zen retreat where the two quickly bonded. The pair lost touch for a time but, ten years later, they picked up right where they left off and became practically inseparable. A powerful commitment to zen practices flowed through their friendship and allowed it to become ever deeper over time.

Over the years the two shared a house and helped each other through the pains of divorce, the joys of raising children, and the ups and downs of the writing life. These two friends helped guide one another through life's myriad obstacles, and now that journey will be told from a new perspective for the first time. Well-written, funny, revealing, self-aware, and grounded, Matters of Vital Interest is a charming memoir about Lerner's relationship with his lifelong friend.

His views of Cohen are unique, warm, and often funny, and in recounting these tales he reveals a touching portrait of what a deep bond between two men can truly be. Offering further insight into Cohen's idiosyncratic style, his dignified life, the way he was deeply informed by his spiritual practices, and his sensibility as a poet first, musician second, Lerner allows readers to understand a new facet of this fascinating man through the eyes of his closest friend, and in so doing continue his legacy as a captivating persona the likes of which we may never see again.

William McInnes, one of Australia's best-known storytellers and actors, has turned to a subject that is close to his heart. Fatherhood is about family, about memories of his father and the memories he's creating as a dad himself, with his own son and daughter.

An All-Star Player Turned Mental Skills Coach Reveals the Hidden Game of Baseball

Warm, witty and nostalgic, these tales are just like a friendly chat over the back fence, or the banter of a backyard BBQ. They will stir your own memories: Fatherhood is full of memories: You will laugh, you may even cry - but you will recognise yourself and those you love somewhere in these pages. This is the story of Tom Phelps and the 'other Kokoda Track'.

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Seventy-five years later, Tom's grandson, award-winning actor and writer Peter Phelps, is sharing this inspiring tale of resilience and survival. The world is at war. Too old to fight and with jobs scarce at home, Tom Phelps found work as a carpenter in the goldfields of the New Guinea Highlands. No one expected the Japanese to attack in the Pacific. Tom and his mates weren't going to hang around and wait to be killed.

With escape routes bombed by the Japanese, their only option was to try to reach safety by foot, through some of the most rugged terrain on Earth - the Bulldog Track. George watched the horrors of war unfold on newsreels knowing his dad was 'over there'. Travelling by foot, raft, canoe, schooner, train, luck and courage, Tom Phelps, half-starved and suffering malaria, would eventually make it home. His stories of New Guinea would lead his son and grandson to their own experiences with the country. The Bulldog Track is a grandson's story of an ordinary man's war. It is an incredible tale of survival and the indomitable Aussie spirit.

Growing up in Beverly Hills, the only child of a comedy writer and a fashion designer, Amy Dresner believed that everything was always funny and turned out right. And she needed to believe it. If you could snort it, smoke it, shoot it, or have sex with it, she did. It was never her dream to become an Olympic athlete of self-destruction, but that's what happened. Amy had managed to dodge any real repercussions of her year battle with addiction despite 6 rehabs, 4 psych wards, 3 suicide attempts, and 20 grand mal seizures.

But on Christmas Eve of , that all changed. She was high on Oxycontin, in a shitty marriage, and she stupidly pulled a knife on her then husband.

She was promptly arrested for felony domestic violence with a deadly weapon. Within a few months, she found herself in a psych ward, penniless, abandoned by her then husband, and looking at a sentence of grueling hours of "community service. A safari through the wild world of addiction, it's a raucous, inspiring story of redemption, and ultimately an insightful tale of courage and metamorphosis.

A memoir by the beloved comedic actress known for her roles on Freaks and Geeks, Dawson's Creek, and Cougartown who has become 'the breakout star on Instagram stories. Busy Philipps's autobiographical book offers the same unfiltered and candid storytelling that her Instagram followers have come to know and love, from growing up in Scottsdale, Arizona and her painful and painfully funny teen years, to her life as a working actress, mother, and famous best friend.

Busy is the rare entertainer whose impressive arsenal of talents as an actress is equally matched by her storytelling ability, sense of humor, and sharp observations about life, love, and motherhood. Her conversational writing reminds us what we love about her on screens large and small.

From film to television to Instagram, Busy delightfully showcases her wry humor and her willingness to bare it all. I'm just so grateful someone asked. Otherwise, what was the point of any of it?? What makes an ordinary but highly educated Englishman, with no previous military training, decide to travel and fight in one of the most brutal conflicts on the planet? Desert Sniper is an extraordinary, true account of one man's journey from well-meaning volunteer to battle-scarred combat sniper, placing himself daily in the line of fire to fight one of the greatest evils of this new century.

Ed Nash has travelled across the globe, and is working with refugees in Burma, when he first becomes aware of the terrible atrocities being committed under ISIS's newly established 'Caliphate', covering vast tracts of Iraq and Syria.

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In June , he chooses to undertake the hazardous journey, via Northern Iraq, to Syria, to join ill-equipped and poorly trained but battle-hardened Kurdish forces as they attempt to halt Daesh's relentless advance. Nash is an articulate, insightful and refreshingly honest companion as he unpacks the shifting complexities of the political and military situation in which he finds himself.

Bob became an All-Star not through physical gifts, but because he excelled on the mental side of a game that constantly challenges its players and their resilience. I have no doubt that Bob's readers will benefit from his insights on the importance of focus and preparation. His ability to control a baseball was freakish and he was tough. But more than that, he was always different. Not just an athlete, but a deep thinker, a good teammate and an even better friend. The Red Sox now get all of that as a resource for their entire roster, which in my mind is a distinct competitive advantage.

His intellect and devotion to helping others came with the credibility of knowing what it is like to stand on a major-league mound with three tiers of stands staring down on him. Few better understand that baseball is a human game, and humans are fragile beings. Hardcover , pages. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.

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To ask other readers questions about Ninety Percent Mental , please sign up. Be the first to ask a question about Ninety Percent Mental. Lists with This Book. This book is not yet featured on Listopia. The other half is physical. This memoir, co-written with Scott Miller and narrated by Tewksbury, tells about not only his journey from pitcher to mental skills coach, but also some of the secrets he shares to players who come to him for help.

While he obtained the necessary education for holding a position in which he aids other people develop the proper mental attitudes and self-awareness needed to succeed, Tewksbury also shares stories from his own major league career.

He was an all-star pitcher in and his description of his performance and his mental state during that performance was one of the best baseball stories shared in the book. He pitched for several teams, including the Cardinals, Yankess, Padres and Twins. He shares anecdotes about his time with each team, but not in strict chronological order. Instead, the baseball stories are those that are pertinent to the subject discussed in the chapter.

These subjects all cover various aspects that cover the mental game that players, especially pitchers, will encounter in every game, every road trip, and every season. This book is one that general baseball fans will enjoy, especially with the easy-to-understand language and the down-to-earth narration Tewksbury employs.

If the reader is interested in the mental aspect of the game this book is for them. I was excited about this book from the moment my friend Scott Miller was working on it with Bob Tewksbury, and it didn't disappoint. Scott and Bob do a great job of mixing the history of coaching mental skills in baseball with Bob's own career and with stories of players he has helped along the way. You can tell how influential Bob has been by the in-depth memories those players shared with Scott of their experiences working with Bob.

Great stuff from Jon Lester, Anthony Rizzo and others.

Training I was excited about this book from the moment my friend Scott Miller was working on it with Bob Tewksbury, and it didn't disappoint. Training the brain is still one of the new frontiers in the game. I'm also reading Zach Schonbron's brilliant book, The Performance Cortex, which deals with the scientific part of it. Tewksbury deals with the psychological part. Both are beginning to be better understood, and both will be even bigger parts of baseball and all sports in the future.

The nice thing about what Bob does and shares is that much of it is applicable to whatever you do, sports or non-sports. So in addition to enjoying the baseball stories, you can rightly tell yourself you're working on self-improvement, too! Apr 16, mark rated it it was amazing.

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This is an excellent and quick read. Tewksbury talks about his struggles with staying positive during his baseball playing days, what he did about it, and how that propelled him to getting a degree in sports psychology from Boston University and going on to be a Mental Skills coach for the Boston Red Sox.

Many of the players with whom he has since worked include their personal stories of success. We learn that being positive isn't just a decision, it's a practice. Mr Tewksbury shares that pr This is an excellent and quick read. Mr Tewksbury shares that process by both detailed "how to" instructions and examples of how it has benefited various major league players. If you enjoy baseball, or just want some insight on how to have a more positive outlook with your own life, you will like this book. Jul 02, William Dury rated it liked it. Players buy into his ideas because of his credibility as a former big leaguer.

Bob was seriously tough minded. Thirteen years in the bigs, with a 3. Great stories, impressive guy. Sep 03, Jack Alexander rated it it was amazing. If you want a good picture of how hard baseball really is read this book. It is immensely difficult and there is tons of pressure on a daily basis. This is a good primer for improving your mental skills and playing to the best of your abilities. Good concepts for any competitive situation, athletic or business.